Kali sulphuricum
(Kalium sulphuricum · Potassium sulphate)
The remedy of yellow discharges. In the materia medica, Kali sulphuricum is associated with the later, lingering stage of colds, with yellow, slimy mucus, rattling in the chest and flaky skin, all worse in a warm room.
Source
Potassium sulphate, a white crystalline salt
Kingdom
Mineral
Abbreviation
Kali-s.
Home acute kit
Usually prescribed by a homeopath
The classic picture
(a remedy is chosen when the whole picture fits the person, not from a single symptom)
Yellow, slimy discharges from the nose, ears or chest in the later stage of a cold
Rattling mucus in the chest; a lingering cough after flu, especially in children
Scaly, flaking skin and dandruff
Shifting, wandering pains; feels worse in a heated room and craves cool air
Tends to feel better
Cool, open air
Tends to feel worse
Evening
Heated rooms
How it compares
(remedies that are often confused with Kali sulphuricum)
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Pulsatilla
(Pulsatilla pratensis)
Very close: Pulsatilla shares the yellow discharges, wandering pains and need for open air, but is weepy and seeks comfort.
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Antimonium tartaricum
(Antimonium tartaricum)
Also rattles, but with more weakness and drowsiness and great difficulty bringing mucus up.
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Kali bichromicum
(Kalium bichromicum)
Kali bichromicum's mucus is tougher and stringy; Kali sulphuricum's looser and slimy.
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From the classic texts
“Ailments accompanied by profuse desquamation. Applicable to the later stages of inflammation. Yellow, mucous and serous discharges, profuse and intermittent.”
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